| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 6 pts. C - Deshi Sun (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski inbounds the ball | 33-21 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra is fouled on the floor by David Fitzgerald - foul #2 on David Fitzgerald, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 35-21 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Joseph Foster is called for the reach on Deshi Sun - foul #2 on Joseph Foster, team foul #2 | 35-21 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina is whistled for traveling | 35-21 |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster can't finish the layup | 35-21 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | Deshi Sun snags the defensive board | 35-21 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:05 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-24 |
| 17:47 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Bachinski is called for the reach on David Fitzgerald - foul #3 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #2 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| 17:24 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones tips it home | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:13 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-24 |
| 17:12 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 37-24 |
| 16:57 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-24 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Stephen Manns snags the defensive board | 37-24 |
| 16:42 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is whistled for a carry | 37-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Russell Wallin (SG), Mack Deming (SF), Earl Nelson (PF), Berdy Ziler (C) Dikembe Masudi, David Fitzgerald, Patrick Cooper, Joseph Foster, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG) Stephen Manns | |
| 16:28 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson drills a turnaround near the basket | 39-24 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra's fadeaway is rejected by Earl Nelson | 39-24 |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the tip | 39-24 |
| 16:07 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson snags the defensive board | 39-24 |
| 16:00 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson is called for traveling | 39-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Adams (SF) Russell Wallin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Esteban Guerra | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Seamon (fresh) SG - Mack Deming (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Earl Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Berdy Ziler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina's layup is rejected by Earl Nelson | 39-24 |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne gets the offensive rebound | 39-24 |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 39-24 |
| 15:31 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson grabs the board | 39-24 |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Adams | 42-24 |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Deshi Sun and the foul's on Mack Deming - foul #1 on Mack Deming, team foul #3 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Joseph Foster (PF), Jason Jones (C) Robert Seamon, Mack Deming, Earl Nelson, Berdy Ziler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PF) Deshi Sun | |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina makes the free throw | 42-27 |
| 14:49 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams blows the layup | 42-27 |
| 14:48 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald tips it back up and in | 44-27 |
| 14:42 | Kent State | Stephen Manns scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-30 |
| 14:27 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Fitzgerald | 46-30 |
| 14:20 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Swietomierz Bachinski | 46-32 |
| 14:00 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster comes up short on the floater from the right side | 46-32 |
| 13:58 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi tips it back up and in | 48-32 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski can't throw it down but he's fouled by Jack Adams - foul #4 on Jack Adams, team foul #4 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (SF) Jack Adams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Esteban Guerra (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Guadalupe Medina | |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 13:35 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald blows the dunk but he's hacked by Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #4 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (PF) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| 13:35 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 13:35 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Stephen Manns clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster pulls down the rebound | 50-33 |
| 12:53 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Masudi | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra is hacked by Joseph Foster - foul #3 on Joseph Foster, team foul #5 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mack Deming (SG), Earl Nelson (PF) David Fitzgerald, Joseph Foster | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG) Deshi Sun | |
| 12:24 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler (C) Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson misses the easy layup | 53-33 |
| 11:54 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler tips it home | 55-33 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mack Deming (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Berdy Ziler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 6 pts. C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #4 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG) Dikembe Masudi | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG) Stephen Manns | |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Matthew Coyne - foul #4 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #5 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (SG), Jason Jones (C) Robert Seamon, Earl Nelson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (C) Matthew Coyne | |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler makes the 1st free throw | 56-33 |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-33 |
| 11:23 | Kent State | Patrick Cooper steals the ball from Lewis Fagundes in the backcourt | 57-33 |
| 11:21 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming banks in the layup set up by Patrick Cooper | 59-33 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-33 |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 59-33 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-33 |
| 10:34 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler tips it home | 61-33 |
| 10:13 | Kent State | Berdy Ziler blocks the short jumper by Guadalupe Medina | 61-33 |
| 10:12 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 61-33 |
| 10:07 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Joseph Foster (PF) Patrick Cooper, Berdy Ziler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PF) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 10:00 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Lewis Fagundes | 61-35 |
| 09:38 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-35 |
| 09:36 | Kent State | Stephen Manns pulls down the rebound | 61-35 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina hits a shot from the right block | 61-37 |
| 08:54 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-37 |
| 08:53 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster snags the offensive board | 61-37 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-37 |
| 08:40 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster tips it in | 63-37 |
| 08:20 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina is hacked by Mack Deming - foul #2 on Mack Deming, team foul #6 | 63-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin (SG), Patrick Cooper (SF), Earl Nelson (C) David Fitzgerald, Mack Deming, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | Hai Wen (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF) Lewis Fagundes, Esteban Guerra | |
| 08:09 | Kent State | Deshi Sun clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-37 |
| 08:07 | Kent State | Deshi Sun tips it in | 63-39 |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson can't throw it down | 63-39 |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski gets the rebound | 63-39 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Wallin (fresh) SF - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Hai Wen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses long on a runner from close range | 63-39 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski tips it in | 63-41 |
| 07:01 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson hits the finger roll set up by Dikembe Masudi and he's hacked by Stephen Manns - foul #2 on Stephen Manns, team foul #6 | 65-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Adams (SF), Berdy Ziler (C) Dikembe Masudi, Joseph Foster | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Matthew Coyne (C) Guadalupe Medina, Stephen Manns | |
| 07:01 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson makes the free throw | 66-41 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-41 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne hits the follow up shot | 66-43 |
| 06:30 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-43 |
| 06:28 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper tips it but misses | 66-43 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski pulls down the rebound | 66-43 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Coyne | 66-45 |
| 05:52 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson drills a shot in the paint | 68-45 |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Hai Wen | 68-48 |
| 05:40 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Joseph Foster (PF), Jason Jones (C) Patrick Cooper, Russell Wallin, Earl Nelson, Berdy Ziler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Guadalupe Medina (SG), Esteban Guerra (PF) Hai Wen, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun | |
| 05:13 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster drills a runner from the left block set up by Jason Jones | 70-48 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Stephen Manns can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jack Adams - foul #5 on Jack Adams, team foul #7 | 70-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (SF) Jack Adams | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones gets the rebound | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi is hacked by Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #5 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #7 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi makes the 2nd free throw | 72-49 |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra travels with the ball | 72-49 |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-49 |
| 03:36 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Medina | 72-49 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Kent State | Stephen Manns comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 72-49 |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski grabs the offensive board | 72-49 |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 72-49 |
| 03:01 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jason Jones | 72-49 |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster buries a fadeaway from the left side | 74-49 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra connects on the driving attempt from close range | 74-51 |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Cooper | 77-51 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski is hacked by Patrick Cooper - foul #1 on Patrick Cooper, team foul #8 | 77-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (PF) Guadalupe Medina | |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 1st free throw | 77-52 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 77-53 |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster tips it but misses | 77-53 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the rebound | 77-53 |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Deshi Sun's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster travels with the ball | 77-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-53 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra grabs the offensive rebound | 77-53 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses long on a 3 from straight away | 77-53 |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 77-53 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi runs out the clock | 77-53 |